Hinduism Doctrine And Way Of Life
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Books By Rajaji

THE FIRST STEP
Vedanta provides the soul-force to enable
us to reduce selfishness, egotism, attachment to pleasure and fear of pain, and helps us to dedicate our lives to the efficient performance of our duties. Out of Vedanta we can develop resolution and fearlessness in service and devotion to truth. The resolution and fearlessness that characterized Gandhiji’s long and active life were inspired by Vedanta. This illustration is perhaps more convincing than a whole book of explanations.

A song from Tamil poet Bharati "pounds the fearless ness that emerges from Vedanta:     

Let the whole world rise against me
And calumny and ridicule pour without relent.  Let me lose my most precious possessions And be driven to beg for my daily food.  Why, let my friends turn against me And seek to poison my very food.

Let men attack me arrayed in regiments
And armed with deadly weapons.
Let the heavens break loose and fall on my head.

There is no fear in my heart, for why should I fear?

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